Online73.8.224.163:28015checked 11m ago
Rusty Bucket
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 26% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 21d 22h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 2 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct, 12:52 UTC11d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageRules, map and settings
Which rules govern Rusty Bucket?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rusty Bucket. The group limit is the game's default of 8 players. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded, with plugins or settings that alter the game. Oxide plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat VAC from Valve is off.
Which map is running on Rusty Bucket?
A procedural map is what Rusty Bucket runs, generated by the game.
Server tags
Where can Rusty Bucket be found in Rust Player Count lists and filters?
These Rust Player Count lists include Rusty Bucket: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What information do the tags on Rusty Bucket convey?
These are the tags Rusty Bucket publishes for the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard in Rust; mp2 (Max players): 2 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default team cap: 8 players; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same protocol: 2634; cs166652 (Build): Build number: 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is in use; ^z (Modded): The Modded category: plugins or configuration change gameplay. You will also find its current players, its queue and its world creation time in the tags, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
What is the player count on Rusty Bucket?
With 2 slots, Rusty Bucket has 0 players at the moment. The average player count for the last seven days is 0, and the highest point was 2. In the past 48 hours, the peak activity occurred at 13:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
What position does Rusty Bucket hold among Rust servers?
Rusty Bucket is in the top 26% of all ranked servers with a rank of #5,780 for player hours over the past seven days.
Server information
What is the online status and reliability of Rusty Bucket?
Rusty Bucket is currently online. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 168 of 168 hours, which is 100% uptime. 19 September 2026 is when Rust Player Count first saw it.
What is the Rust version for Rusty Bucket?
On Windows, Rusty Bucket runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652. The protocol has to match for you to join, but Steam updates it without any action from you.
What region does Rusty Bucket serve?
There is no region published by Rusty Bucket. Where a server says it is, that is what Rust Player Count shows; it does not check the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 73.8.224.163:28015.
Wipe information
What happens on Rusty Bucket when a wipe occurs?
Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. 2 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
When does Rusty Bucket wipe?
Wipes happen once a month on Rusty Bucket, along with the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives as its next wipe, wiping all Rust servers. The present world dates from 11 days 6 hours ago. The tags show a wipe schedule set to monthly.
Connect to the server
What steps are needed to join Rusty Bucket?
To get in, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 73.8.224.163:28015. You can also click Launch Rust here, which opens the game through Steam and brings you onto the server.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp2
ts8
v2634
cs166652
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.